Patriotism at a Crossroads
The Patriotic Heart Nineteen years ago, I sat on a bus in Singapore on its Independence Day, a new university student from Vietnam, surrounded...
Special Edition: Marking 80 Years of Việt Nam’s National Day Through the Lens of Human Rights
Key Events Việt Nam to Try Jailed Human Rights Activist Trịnh Bá Phương Sept. 20 on “Anti-State” Charges; Concerns Mount as Hồ Sỹ Quyết...
‘Lost the battle’: EU told to accept defeat against China’s solar power sector
A group of French and German economists has urged Europe to identify which industries to support in the face of Chinese competition and boldly...
New Zealand Should Copy Australia and Take an Axe to Government Agency Numbers, Think Tank Says
New Zealand should follow the example of Australia, where reforms in 1987 reduced 28 portfolios to 16 and created durable “consolidated ministries,” a think...
China scholars urge ‘truthful’ World War II accounts amid Western ‘historical nihilism’
In the run-up to Wednesday’s grand military parade in Beijing to commemorate the end of World War II, China has stepped up calls to...
SCO summit 2025: showcase of how far bloc has come in nearly a quarter century
The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) was founded in 2001 as a Eurasian security bloc by China, Russia and the four Central Asian nations of...
Will Thailand’s next PM be decided by the reformist opposition?
Thailand’s protracted political crisis has taken another messy turn as the conservative establishment, seeking to break a parliamentary deadlock after the ousting of yet...
North Korea’s Kim Jong-un signals nuclear clout to US before China visit
The inspection by North Korean leader Kim Jong-un of several weapons and missile facilities ahead of a trip to China is to signal Pyongyang’s...
Hong Kong police arrest 86 in sweeping 15-day crackdown on triad activities
Hong Kong police have arrested 86 people, including triad members, in a sweeping 15-day crackdown on organised crime, ranging from theft and drug trafficking...